Basalt waste isolation project institutional activities

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6674720

Saget, R P; Squires, D J

The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) was established in 1976 as part of the National Waste Terminal Storage Program, and characterization studies to evaluate the Hanford Site have been ongoing since that time. In early 1983, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) became law and established the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, which includes the BWIP as part of that program. This paper describes the interaction process required by the NWPA and has been ongoing for the past 3 to 4 yr with the State of Washington, Yakima Indian Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Nez Perce Tribe, other federal agencies, city and county governments, the public and news media, and many other organizations. It identifies the issues that the state and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have noted during the consultation and cooperation (C and C) process. In addition, this paper covers the site recommendation/nomination process for the first repository, including number of sites, location, and types of media being investigated. It covers the site recommendation/nomination process for the second repository, including types of media and where those investigations are being performed. Discussion covering the OCRWM program strategy, which includes documentation being prepared for site recommendation/nomination, site investigations required to determine site suitability, the licensing process for the first repository, etc., are provided.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Energy, Richland, WA
• OSTI ID: 6674720
• Report Number(s): CONF-860610-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 52
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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052000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Management
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BASALT
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
DOCUMENTATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PLANNING
PUBLIC OPINION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
ROCKS
US DOE
US DOI
US GS
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLCANIC ROCKS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES